Canine-to-Human Transmission of Mycoplasma canis in the Central Nervous System.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
; 11(1): 28-30, 2022 Jan 27.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1341115
ABSTRACT
Dog bites remain a common occurrence in our society, particularly in toddlers and small children under the age of 2. Injuries to the head and face, more common in younger children, can often lead to significant morbidity. Additionally, there continues to be considerable clinical equipoise for standardized post-dog bite injury management. Here, we present the only reported pediatric case in the literature of Mycoplasma canis-associated central nervous system (CNS) infection in an 11-month-old infant who sustained a dog bite to the calvarium. The prevalence of dog bites during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic had interestingly tripled in number after stay-at-home orders in 1 particular pediatric emergency department in Colorado. This observation paired with advances in microbiological identification like MALDI-TOF (matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer) may lead to the identification of future cases of uniquely canine pathogens that play a role in human infection.
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COVID-19
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Animals
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Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc
Year:
2022
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Article
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Jpids
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